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Child Care and Development Fund: Subsidy Receipt and Plans for New Funds

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 15, 2019
Release Date Feb. 15, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-222R
Summary:

A federal fund helps low-income families pay for child care while parents work or attend school. We've previously reported that states manage the high demand for these child care subsidies in various ways, including lowering income limits for eligibility and using wait lists.

In 2018, Congress appropriated $5.2 billion for the fund—nearly twice the amount of the prior year. States have various plans for that money, such as raising payment rates for child care providers and taking children off of wait lists. However, some states hesitated to make plans because it's unclear whether the funding will continue at this level going forward.

Estimated Number of Children Eligible for and Receiving Child Care Subsidies, FY 2015

Concentric circles show about 2 million kids got subsidies out of 8 million state-eligible and 14 million federally-eligible.

Concentric circles show about 2 million kids got subsidies out of 8 million state-eligible and 14 million federally-eligible.

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